<div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dr Kit Prendergast<div>Native bee scientist, conservation biologist and zoologist</div><div>University of Southern QLD Postdoctoral Researcher (Pollination Ecology)</div><div>Adjunct Curtin University and Forrest Scholar Alumni</div><div><br></div><div>Find native bee resources and more on my Patreon The Bee Babette: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/TheBeeBabette" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/c/TheBeeBabette</a></div><div><br></div><div>ORCiD: <u><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1164-6099" target="_blank">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1164-6099</a></u> </div><div>Research: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kit-Prendergast/research" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kit-Prendergast/research</a></div><div>YouTube channel The Bee Babette: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBeeBabette" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBeeBabette</a> </div><div>'Creating a Haven for Native Bees': <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CreatingaHavenforNativeBeesBook/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CreatingaHavenforNativeBeesBook/</a></div><div>Wild Bee artwork: <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeeBabette/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeeBabette/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent</a></div><div>Insta: @bee.babette_performer:</div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bee.babette_performer/?hl=en" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bee.babette_performer/?hl=en</a></div><div><img width="92" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wwvyjOk7p3iocG1WNlsSbsOwGFmIJhaMk4K_nC9kLHrvJgaGNxLwmvtT6mIHjxqkbW5KW44QE"><br><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kit Prendergast</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:kitprendergast21@gmail.com">kitprendergast21@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 1:33 pm<br>Subject: New publication: Bee Hotels as a Tool for Post-Fire Recovery of Cavity-Nesting Native Bees<br>To: Kit Prendergast <<a href="mailto:kitprendergast21@gmail.com">kitprendergast21@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div>I'm excited to share with you my latest publication on trialling bee hotels as a tool to monitor post-fire recolonisation , and provide additional nesting substrates for cavity nesting bees to aid in their recovery.</div><div><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/7/659" target="_blank">https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/7/659</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Conversation article can be found here:</div><div><a href="https://theconversation.com/australias-native-bees-struggled-after-the-black-summer-fires-but-a-world-first-solution-brought-them-buzzing-back-258299" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/australias-native-bees-struggled-after-the-black-summer-fires-but-a-world-first-solution-brought-them-buzzing-back-258299</a></div><div><br></div><div>Insta post with cute photos of Megachile here:</div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLTxHneNhvH/?hl=en&img_index=1" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/p/DLTxHneNhvH/?hl=en&img_index=1</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Kit</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dr Kit Prendergast<div>Native bee scientist, conservation biologist and zoologist</div><div>University of Southern QLD Postdoctoral Researcher (Pollination Ecology)</div><div>Adjunct Curtin University and Forrest Scholar Alumni</div><div><br></div><div>Find native bee resources and more on my Patreon The Bee Babette: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/TheBeeBabette" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/c/TheBeeBabette</a></div><div><br></div><div>ORCiD: <u><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1164-6099" target="_blank">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1164-6099</a></u> </div><div>Research: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kit-Prendergast/research" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kit-Prendergast/research</a></div><div>YouTube channel The Bee Babette: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBeeBabette" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBeeBabette</a> </div><div>'Creating a Haven for Native Bees': <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CreatingaHavenforNativeBeesBook/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CreatingaHavenforNativeBeesBook/</a></div><div>Wild Bee artwork: <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeeBabette/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeeBabette/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent</a></div><div>Insta: @bee.babette_performer:</div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bee.babette_performer/?hl=en" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bee.babette_performer/?hl=en</a></div><div><img width="92" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wwvyjOk7p3iocG1WNlsSbsOwGFmIJhaMk4K_nC9kLHrvJgaGNxLwmvtT6mIHjxqkbW5KW44QE"><br><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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